عربي

See also: عربی‎, عربى‎, غربی‎, and غربي‎

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ra.biː/

Etymology 1

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَرَب‎ (ʿarab, “Arabs”) +‎ ـِيّ‎ (-iyy).

Alternative forms

• عربى‎ (ʿarabī) (Nile Valley, traditional spelling)

Adjective

عَرَبِيّ • (ʿarabiyy) m, feminine عَرَبِيَّة‎ (ʿarabiyya), masculine plural عَرَب‎ (ʿarab), feminine plural عَرَبِيَّات‎ (ʿarabiyyāt)

1. Arab
2. Arabic

   ‏اللُّغَة الْعَرَبِيَّة‎ ― al-luḡa l-ʿarabiyya ― the Arabic language

3. Arabian

Declension

Declension of adjective عَرَبِيّ (ʿarabiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَرَبِي ʿarabī	الْعَرَبِي‎ al-ʿarabī	عَرَبِيَّة‎ ʿarabiyya	الْعَرَبِيَّة‎ al-ʿarabiyya
Nominative	عَرَبِيٌّ ʿarabiyyun	الْعَرَبِيُّ‎ al-ʿarabiyyu	عَرَبِيَّةٌ‎ ʿarabiyyatun	الْعَرَبِيَّةُ‎ al-ʿarabiyyatu
Accusative	عَرَبِيًّا‎ ʿarabiyyan	الْعَرَبِيَّ‎ al-ʿarabiyya	عَرَبِيَّةً‎ ʿarabiyyatan	الْعَرَبِيَّةَ‎ al-ʿarabiyyata
Genitive	عَرَبِيٍّ ʿarabiyyin	الْعَرَبِيِّ‎ al-ʿarabiyyi	عَرَبِيَّةٍ‎ ʿarabiyyatin	الْعَرَبِيَّةِ‎ al-ʿarabiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَرَبِيَّيْن‎ ʿarabiyyayn	الْعَرَبِيَّيْن‎ al-ʿarabiyyayn	عَرَبِيَّتَيْن‎ ʿarabiyyatayn	الْعَرَبِيَّتَيْن‎ al-ʿarabiyyatayn
Nominative	عَرَبِيَّانِ‎ ʿarabiyyāni	الْعَرَبِيَّانِ‎ al-ʿarabiyyāni	عَرَبِيَّتَانِ‎ ʿarabiyyatāni	الْعَرَبِيَّتَانِ‎ al-ʿarabiyyatāni
Accusative	عَرَبِيَّيْنِ‎ ʿarabiyyayni	الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ‎ al-ʿarabiyyayni	عَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ‎ ʿarabiyyatayni	الْعَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿarabiyyatayni
Genitive	عَرَبِيَّيْنِ‎ ʿarabiyyayni	الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ‎ al-ʿarabiyyayni	عَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ‎ ʿarabiyyatayni	الْعَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿarabiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَرَب‎ ʿarab	الْعَرَب‎ al-ʿarab	عَرَبِيَّات‎ ʿarabiyyāt	الْعَرَبِيَّات‎ al-ʿarabiyyāt
Nominative	عَرَبٌ‎ ʿarabun	الْعَرَبُ‎ al-ʿarabu	عَرَبِيَّاتٌ‎ ʿarabiyyātun	الْعَرَبِيَّاتُ‎ al-ʿarabiyyātu
Accusative	عَرَبًا‎ ʿaraban	الْعَرَبَ‎ al-ʿaraba	عَرَبِيَّاتٍ‎ ʿarabiyyātin	الْعَرَبِيَّاتِ‎ al-ʿarabiyyāti
Genitive	عَرَبٍ‎ ʿarabin	الْعَرَبِ‎ al-ʿarabi	عَرَبِيَّاتٍ‎ ʿarabiyyātin	الْعَرَبِيَّاتِ‎ al-ʿarabiyyāti

Antonyms

• أَعْجَمِيّ‎ (ʾaʿjamiyy)
• عَجَمِيّ‎ (ʿajamiyy)

Noun

عَرَبِيّ • (ʿarabiyy) m, plural عَرَب‎ (ʿarab), feminine عَرَبِيَّة‎ (ʿarabiyya)

1. Arab
2. (colloquial) Arabic (language)

   ‏لَا أَتَكَلَّم عَرَبِي.‎‎ ― lā ʾatakallam ʿarabī. ― I don't speak Arabic.

Declension

Declension of noun عَرَبِيّ (ʿarabiyy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَرَبِي ʿarabī	الْعَرَبِي‎ al-ʿarabī	عَرَبِي ʿarabī
Nominative	عَرَبِيٌّ ʿarabiyyun	الْعَرَبِيُّ‎ al-ʿarabiyyu	عَرَبِيُّ ʿarabiyyu
Accusative	عَرَبِيًّا‎ ʿarabiyyan	الْعَرَبِيَّ‎ al-ʿarabiyya	عَرَبِيَّ ʿarabiyya
Genitive	عَرَبِيٍّ ʿarabiyyin	الْعَرَبِيِّ‎ al-ʿarabiyyi	عَرَبِيِّ ʿarabiyyi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَرَبِيَّيْن‎ ʿarabiyyayn	الْعَرَبِيَّيْن‎ al-ʿarabiyyayn	عَرَبِيَّيْ‎ ʿarabiyyay
Nominative	عَرَبِيَّانِ‎ ʿarabiyyāni	الْعَرَبِيَّانِ‎ al-ʿarabiyyāni	عَرَبِيَّا‎ ʿarabiyyā
Accusative	عَرَبِيَّيْنِ‎ ʿarabiyyayni	الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ‎ al-ʿarabiyyayni	عَرَبِيَّيْ‎ ʿarabiyyay
Genitive	عَرَبِيَّيْنِ‎ ʿarabiyyayni	الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ‎ al-ʿarabiyyayni	عَرَبِيَّيْ‎ ʿarabiyyay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَرَب‎ ʿarab	الْعَرَب‎ al-ʿarab	عَرَب‎ ʿarab
Nominative	عَرَبٌ‎ ʿarabun	الْعَرَبُ‎ al-ʿarabu	عَرَبُ‎ ʿarabu
Accusative	عَرَبًا‎ ʿaraban	الْعَرَبَ‎ al-ʿaraba	عَرَبَ‎ ʿaraba
Genitive	عَرَبٍ‎ ʿarabin	الْعَرَبِ‎ al-ʿarabi	عَرَبِ‎ ʿarabi

Related terms

• عَرَب‎ (ʿarab)

Descendants

• Maltese: Għarbi
• Moroccan Arabic: عربي‎ (ʕarbi)
• → Persian: عربی‎ ('arabi)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: अरबी (arabī)

  Urdu: عربی‎ ('arabī)

See also

• إِعْرَاب‎ m (ʾiʿrāb, “Arabic inflection”)
• عُرُوبَة‎ f (ʿurūba, “Arabness”, noun)

Etymology 2

Verb

عَرِّبِي • (ʿarribī) (form II)

1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of عَرَّبَ‎ (ʿarraba)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “عرب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَبِيّ‎ (ʿarabiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕar.bi/

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Adjective

عربي • (ʕarbi) (feminine عربية‎ (ʕarbiyya), common plural عرب‎ (ʕrab), feminine plural عربيات‎ (ʕarbiyyāt))

1. Arab

Noun

عربي • (ʕarbi) m (plural عرب‎ (ʕrab), feminine عربية‎ (ʕarbiyya))

1. Arab (person)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ر ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَبِيّ‎ (ʿarabiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ra.bi/, [ˈʕɑ.rˤɑ.bi]

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Adjective

عربي • (ʕarabi) (feminine عربيّة‎ (ʕarabiyye), common plural عرب‎ (ʕarab))

1. Arab, Arabic

Noun

عربي • (ʕarabi) m (plural عرب‎ (ʕarab), feminine عربيّة‎ (ʕarabiyye))

1. Arab
2. Arabic